Neochori, Evros

Neochori
Νεοχώρι
Neochori
Coordinates: 41°30′N 26°27′E / 41.500°N 26.450°E / 41.500; 26.450Coordinates: 41°30′N 26°27′E / 41.500°N 26.450°E / 41.500; 26.450
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Evros
Municipality Orestiada
Municipal unit Orestiada
Population (2011)[1]
  Rural 739
Community[1]
  Population 902 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration OP

Neochori (Greek: Νεοχώρι meaning new village) is a village and a community in the municipality of Orestiada in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. The community includes the village Patagi. It is situated 7 km west of the centre of Orestiada.

Population

Year Neochori village Patagi Community
1981 1,612 - -
1991 1,138 - -
2001 1,159 278 1,437
2011 739 163 902

History

It was annexed to Greece in 1920, prior it was ruled by the Ottomans. It adopted its current name after the annexation, refugees flowed into the village and the Turkish population was displaced eastward.

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